From 300 cases of spontaneous intracerebral hematomas, 5 parameters are extracted they are: Age, sex, level of consciousness, localisation of hematomas and risk factors. A value, varying from 1 to 5 is attributed to each parameter, the sum of values give a score for each patient. This score allows the clinician to predict, within the early 48 hours, the vital prognosis. Survival chances are: 80% if score between 5 and 8; 60% if score between 9 and 13; 40% if score between 14 and 17; 20% if score equal or superior to 18.